Fantastic Services is giving up to £1 million-worth of cash grants to help people launch a franchise in the domestic service sector
With half of businesses experiencing a decrease in turnover recently, the world is officially entering the post-COVID era.
As a result, Fantastic Services saw the need for immediate action to stimulate businesses in the London area by launching a grant scheme.
The company is currently offering a total of up to £1 million-worth of cash grants to help 200 people start a working franchise - an opportunity that involves managing a small team and delivering one or a range of services.
Fantastic Services co-founder Rune Sovndahl says: “As COVID-19 has changed the business landscape in several industries, the demand for property maintenance has boomed.
“Through our new grant scheme, we’re making a vow to support those affected during the pandemic by offering a grant covering most of the expenses for starting a home services business in London and other areas of Britain.”
Fantastic Services, which specialises in cleaning, gardening, handyman, pest control, removals and other property services, saw significant growth during the past year.
It expanded into 20 new areas across the country and experienced revenue growth of 7.8 per cent despite the pandemic. Fantastic Services is now giving back to the community by launching a grant scheme under the slogan ‘For those who CAN’T, we give a GRANT!’.
Rune says: “Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve looked for ways to give back to the community, offering free services to NHS and frontline workers.
“With the new grant programme, we can provide a viable alternative to employment through franchising and help anyone restart their career or business in a high demand sector.”
The grant, worth up to £5,000, will cover initial business costs and be supplemented by an in-house training programme to ensure all grant recipients end up with a successful franchise.
The scheme is available to anyone in the UK, but particularly individuals based in London and the south east, where demand for domestic services has been on the rise during the past year.
Anton Skarlatov, co-founder and CEO of Fantastic Services, says: “Our grant programme is designed to help those who have lost their job, self-employed tradespeople, as well as small businesses within the service industry that were negatively impacted by the pandemic.”
The programme is suitable for tradespeople or technicians with experience in the service industry or people looking for alternative business opportunities.
Once approved, applicants will be trained and on the field in less than two weeks.
They’ll be providing their chosen service under the brand name of Fantastic Services, so they have to be eligible to work in the UK, have customer service experience and at least one member of the team has to own a driving licence.
For more information and to apply for the grant, visit FantasticFranchise.com/Fantastic-Grant and fill out the application form.